Home›Species›Taxonomy›DipteraTaxaDipteraInsect OrdersReference and ClassificationThoroughly VerifiedThe true flies: insects with a single functional pair of wings, the hind pair reduced to small, club-shaped balancing organs called halteres. Diptera includes mosquitoes, houseflies and fruit flies, and its members are major disease vectors as well as important pollinators and decomposers.FactsDipteraConnectionsSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsDisputedMember Species/Taxa CountScholarly debate160,000 2Approximate described-species (or, for a genus, described-taxon) count; continually revised as species are newly described, reclassified or synonymized.Taxonomic RankWell-attestedOrder 2Scientific NameWell-attestedDiptera 2ClassificationLiving or ExtinctWell-attestedYes 1DipteraFilter Results18 entriesCommon GroupAllFlies (Diptera) (18)HabitatAllAlpine (2)Chaparral (3)Desert (1)Freshwater Marsh (1)Grassland (1)Lake (1)River (1)Savanna (2)Steppe (2)Tropical Rainforest (1)Tundra (1)Wetlands (1)Conservation StatusAllNot Evaluated (10)EcosystemAllArctic Tundra (1)Chihuahuan Desert (1)Kruger National Park (1)Okavango Delta (1)Serengeti (1)Everyday GroupAllFlies (Diptera) (18)DietAllCarnivore (1)Detritivore or Scavenger (2)Herbivore (6)Insectivore (2)Parasitic (5)System (Realm)AllFreshwater (3)Marine (5)Terrestrial (17)Relationship to PeopleAllAgricultural or Structural Pest (5)Disease Vector (7)Ecotourism and Research (1)Invasive or Introduced Species (2)Natural Pest Control (1)Pollinator (2)Living or ExtinctAllYes (7)Where It LivesAllAfghanistan (2)Africa (4)Albania (2)Algeria (3)Angola (2)Antigua and Barbuda (1)Argentina (4)Asia (1)Australia (4)Austria (4)Azerbaijan (2)Bahamas (3)Bahrain (1)Bangladesh (3)Barbados (2)Belarus (2)Belgium (8)Belize (4)Benin (2)Bhutan (2)Bolivia (5)Bosnia and Herzegovina (3)Botswana (3)Brazil (6)Brunei (1)Bulgaria (4)Burkina Faso (3)Burundi (3)Cabo Verde (3)Cameroon (3)Canada (3)Central African Republic (1)Chile (3)China (5)Colombia (6)Comoros (1)Costa Rica (5)Cote d'Ivoire (3)Croatia (2)Cuba (4)Cyprus (5)Czechia (4)Democratic Republic of the Congo (4)Denmark (10)Dominica (1)Dominican Republic (4)Ecuador (5)Egypt (3)Eritrea (2)Estonia (2)Ethiopia (3)Europe (1)Fiji (2)Finland (3)France (2)Georgia (1)Germany (4)Ghana (3)Greece (2)Grenada (1)Guatemala (2)Guinea (2)Guyana (3)Haiti (2)Honduras (3)Hungary (2)Iceland (1)India (3)Indonesia (2)Iraq (2)Ireland (3)Israel (3)Japan (1)Jordan (1)Laos (1)Malawi (1)Malaysia (1)Marshall Islands (1)Mexico (1)Montenegro (2)Myanmar (1)Netherlands (1)Nicaragua (1)North America (3)Norway (9)Paraguay (1)Peru (1)Portugal (4)Republic of the Congo (3)Saint Kitts and Nevis (1)Saint Lucia (1)Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (1)Samoa (1)Serbia (2)South Africa (1)South America (3)South Asia (2)Spain (5)Sri Lanka (1)Sweden (8)Switzerland (4)Thailand (1)Timor-Leste (1)Tonga (1)Trinidad and Tobago (1)Tuvalu (1)United Arab Emirates (2)United Kingdom (3)United States (9)Uruguay (1)Vanuatu (1)Venezuela (1)Vietnam (1)Yemen (1)Zimbabwe (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 18Asian Tiger MosquitoDipteraBlack FlyDipteraBlow FlyDipteraCrane FlyDipteraDrosophila melanogasterDipteraFruit FlyDipteraHorse FlyDipteraHouseflyDipteraHoverflyDipteraMediterranean Fruit FlyDipteraMosquitoDipteraRobber FlyDipteraScathophaga stercorariaDipteraScrewworm FlyDipteraTabanus sudeticusDipteraTipula paludosaDipteraTsetse FlyDipteraYellow Fever MosquitoDipteraConnectionsChild Taxon OfInsecta, Taxa Well-attested Source Catalogue of LifeParent Taxon OfAsian Tiger Mosquito, Species Well-attested Source Catalogue of LifeBlack Fly, Species Well-attested Source Wikidata: Black FlyBlow Fly, Species Well-attested Source Wikidata: Blow FlyCrane Fly, Species Well-attested Source Wikidata: Crane FlyDrosophila melanogaster, Species Well-attested Source Wikidata: Drosophila melanogasterFruit Fly, Species Well-attested Source Catalogue of LifeHorse Fly, Species Well-attested Source Wikidata: Horse FlyHousefly, Species Well-attested Source Catalogue of LifeHoverfly, Species Well-attested Source Wikidata: HoverflyMediterranean Fruit Fly, Species Well-attested Source Wikidata: Mediterranean Fruit FlyMosquito, Species Well-attested Source Wikidata: CulicidaeRobber Fly, Species Well-attested Source Wikidata: Robber FlyScathophaga stercoraria, Species Well-attested Source Wikidata: Scathophaga stercorariaScrewworm Fly, Species Well-attested Source Wikidata: Screwworm FlyTabanus sudeticus, Species Well-attested Source Wikidata: Tabanus sudeticusTipula paludosa, Species Well-attested Source Wikidata: Tipula paludosaTsetse Fly, Species Well-attested Source Wikidata: Tsetse FlyYellow Fever Mosquito, Species Well-attested Source Catalogue of LifeSources1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)tier 2Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ25312, descriptionView the Source2. Catalogue of LifeSpecies 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of LifeView the SourceWikidata: DipteraWikidata Q25312, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the SourceWikidata: Mediterranean Fruit FlyParent Taxon Of: Mediterranean Fruit Fly, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the SourceWikidata: Tsetse FlyParent Taxon Of: Tsetse Fly, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the SourceWikidata: Horse FlyParent Taxon Of: Horse Fly, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the SourceWikidata: Blow FlyParent Taxon Of: Blow Fly, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the SourceWikidata: Screwworm FlyParent Taxon Of: Screwworm Fly, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the SourceWikidata: CulicidaeParent Taxon Of: Mosquito, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the SourceWikidata: Crane FlyParent Taxon Of: Crane Fly, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the SourceWikidata: HoverflyParent Taxon Of: Hoverfly, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the SourceWikidata: Robber FlyParent Taxon Of: Robber Fly, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the SourceWikidata: Black FlyParent Taxon Of: Black Fly, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the SourceWikidata: Tabanus sudeticusParent Taxon Of: Tabanus sudeticus, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the SourceWikidata: Tipula paludosaParent Taxon Of: Tipula paludosa, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the SourceWikidata: Drosophila melanogasterParent Taxon Of: Drosophila melanogaster, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the SourceWikidata: Scathophaga stercorariaParent Taxon Of: Scathophaga stercoraria, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the SourceFly (Wikipedia)In Group: Holometabolous Insect Orders, LeadQuote, In Group: Holometabolous Insect Orders, LeadA fly (pl. flies) is an insect of the order Diptera (from Ancient Greek δι- di- 'two' and πτερόν pteron 'wing'), named for the single pair of wings.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. 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